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Kirsten Rudgeley has achieved a feat in golf that eluded even global greats Annika Sorenstam, Michelle Wie and Lexi Thompson in their storied careers: she’s made the cut in a men’s tour event. Granted, Rudgeley playing all four rounds at the 2019 WA Open at Cottesloe Golf Club as an amateur didn’t generate quite as much media hype as the efforts of her celebrated colleagues. Yet it remains a standout achievement in her career.

30 Sep 2025 | Amateur golf | Unique honour for emerging Aussie star by Tony Webeck The support that Ella Scaysbrook receives from her hometown has been immortalised as the 19-year-old prepares for her next international assignment at this week’s Espirito Santo Trophy in Singapore.

A year after finishing runner-up at the Lacoste Ladies Open de France, West Australian Kirsten Rudgeley has enjoyed another strong week on French soil. The 24-year-old finished in a tie for fifth this time around, recording her seventh top-10 finish in 2025 on the Ladies European Tour, and second in consecutive weeks.

24 Sep 2025 | Clubs and Facilities | Lonsdale Links invests in the future by Patrick Taylor Almost five years after re-opening to the public to great acclaim, Lonsdale Links has continued to evolve by adding a Junior Golf Scholarship Program. The Bellarine Peninsula club has not fielded a junior pennant team since its complete course redevelopment, and CEO Josh Hall is eager to breath fire back into this part of the club.

If you’re always aiming to shoot the lights out on the course, Perth’s newest 24/7 indoor golf studio could be just the place for you. Lights Out Golf, located in Wangara, just a few kilometres from Lakelands Country Club, opened for business on September 14. Owned and run by husband-and-wife duo Nathan and Ellise Turrell (pictured above), Lights Out Golf is the first venue of its kind in the Northern suburbs and will adopt a family-friendly, members-only model.

After a year to think about what could have been after finishing third last year, Queenslander Ionna Muir has gone two places better this time around at the Katherine Kirk Classic. Two of Muir's contemporaries in Sarah Hammett and Grace Rho had dominated the event in recent years, but with both girls aging out of the championship, it was Muir's time to shine.

23 Sep 2025 | Professional golf | Australian Golf Power Rankings September 23 by Tony Webeck The emergence of ‘Generation Next’ continued unabated this past week with a veteran of the young guns making a welcome return to the Australian Golf Power Rankings. On the back of a tie for 11th at the flagship BMW PGA Championship on the DP World Tour, Min Woo Lee had a share of the lead entering the final round of the FedEx Open de France.

On 2 October 2025, tens of thousands of golfers will log into the new Golf Australia Official App and golfer portal on GOLF.com.au to find a change to their handicap thanks to significant updates to align the Australian Rules of Handicapping with changes to the World Handicap System. The updates, enabled by Golf Australia’s new digital platform and advanced scoring technology, will deliver fairer, more consistent and globally-aligned handicaps for all Australian golfers.

22 Sep 2025 | Professional golf | Aussies on Tour: Seconds for Smylie, Bosio by Tony Webeck Elvis Smylie has enjoyed his best finish on European soil as fellow Queenslander Justice Bosio endured a bitter-sweet end to her rookie season on the LET Access Series. Two strokes off the lead held by Min Woo Lee and Brooks Koepka entering the final round of the FedEx Open de France in Paris, Smylie made three birdies in succession late on the front nine to add his name to the list of contenders.

Golf Australia is moving to GOLF.com.au on Thursday, October 2, 2025—the new, unified digital home for golf in Australia.